New Chorological Data for the Italian Vascular Flora
Leonardo Rosati, Simonetta Fascetti, Vito Antonio Romano, Giovanna Potenza, Maria Rita Lapenna, Antonio Capano, Pietro Nicoletti, Emmanuele Farris, Peter J. de Lange, E. Del Vico, Laura Facioni, Emanuele Fanfarillo, Edda Lattanzi, Ana Cano-Ortíz, Michela Marignani, Maria Caterina Fogu, Erika Bazzato, Erik Lallai, Valentina Lucia Astrid Laface, Carmelo María Musarella, Giovanni Spampinato, Giacomo Mei, Giuseppe Misano, Giovanni Salerno, Assunta Esposito, Adriano Stinca
Abstract
Despite the importance for scientific and conservation purposes, the knowledge of the Italian territory is far from exhaustive. New chorological data for 87 vascular taxa regarding the central-southern part of Italy and its two main islands (Sicilia and Sardegna) are presented. Among these taxa, Epilobium nummularifolium, Metrosideros excelsa, and Salvinia minima are recorded as casual aliens for the first time in Europe (excluding Azores and Madeira for M. excelsa), while Cyclamen balearicum and Polygala rupestris are reported for the first time and confirmed for Italian native flora, respectively. Furthermore, several taxa are new or confirmed at regional level. Finally, Lathyrus cirrhosus, Urginea fugax, and Linum tenuifolium are excluded from Italy, continental and peninsular Italy, and Sardegna, respectively.